... However, JURASSICPARKIII wins a few points early on by having paleontologist Alan Grant (a returning Sam Neill) make some sarcastic comments about the events in the first two films. Neill's Grant is a pricklier, world-wearier version of his wide-eye...
I’ve been a giant fan of theme park building simulators ever since the original THEME PARK came out, so I’ve been eagerly anticipating JURASSICPARKIII: PARK BUILDER since I first heard about it. Finally, a portable THEME PARK! It was only appropriate th...
Loads of pictures from the fast approaching JURASSICPARKIII arrived at the CINESCAPE doorstep over the weekend. You can check 'em out for yourself by clicking on the thumbnails below to see the larger versions. Be warned, though, that by doing so, you m...
JURASSICPARKIII's mid-week opening day looks to have been very successful. The estimated tally for the film's opening gross is said to be in the $19M range. If it stays on track, the weekend to come to should see the film raking in the big bucks. Of cou...
Stan Winston Studio has had a busy year. Their makeup effects artistry can already be seen in PEARL HARBOR, and they have two other summer blockbusters coming out in the next few weeks, JURASSICPARKIII and A.I. So Stan Winston should have a lot to talk ...
The Game Boy Advance is home to a lot of things: Mario, racecars, and now the dinosaurs from JURASSICPARK. Konami’s first of III… err, three JURASSICPARKIII games for the Game Boy Advance, DNA FACTOR, sells itself as a "fun and unique mix of side-scrol...
The release of the JURASSICPARKIII sounds like it will appease fans of the film in a big way.The DVD, which will hit store shelves on December 11, will feature 10 hours of extras. Among that material will be:* A featurette entitled A VISIT TO ILM which ...
It sounds like William H. Macy is feeling embarrassed about his harsh comments made during the making of JURASSICPARKIII. While talking to Chicago Sun-Times columnist, Cindy Pearlman, Macy spoke of his rant, saying, "I read that I was railing against th...
...eature to JURASSICPARKIII has definitely made it a possibility that it could very well steal some of the T-Rex’s marketable thunder. Accentuated by realistic sounds and some great animatronic features, this is definitely a fun toy for children. Altho...
While promoting the soon-to-be-released Kubrick/Spielberg sci-fi feature A.I., producer Kathleen Kennedy took a moment to express her enthusiasm for her upcoming JURASSICPARKIII.'I'm very happy it,' says Kennedy of the third installment in the din...
Tea Leoni is one of a group of actors who went head-to-head with the dinosaurs of JURASSICPARKIII. While talking to Ian Spelling's Inside Trek & Sci Fi syndicated column, Leoni spoke of how she approached her role in the coming film, saying, "We did...
Anecdotal evidence has it that the Chinese word for “danger” is the same as the word for “opportunity.” Unfortunately, in the case of Don Davis and JURASSICPARKIII, the opposite is also true. For Davis, the opportunity to step into the shoes of the worl...
...nd get by JURASSICPARKIII does. In fact, this movie is so much better than it deserves to be, you almost wish all movie cash cows like this would just get to the good stuff and forget even trying to make something artistic.Abbreviated running times u...
...producing JURASSICPARKIII, which will be directed by Joe Johnston (JUMANJI). Author Michael Crichton is also back on board, helping to develop the storyline. Kennedy and Marshall are also readying THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE with Rob Kinkoff...
...he recent JURASSICPARKIII) can actually be traced back some fifty years. "RAPTOR is really THEM," Wynorski says, citing the well-known 1954 classic about desert dwelling giant ants. "That's a favorite of mine, and the first 45 minutes of this movie i...
... how well JurassicParkIII fares at the box office. The film opens on July 18th.July 19, 2001... While it's common knowledge now that Steven Spielberg has some kind of idea for a fourth JurassicPark movie, the specific story that Steven has in mind h...
Today's the day Vivendi Universal Games releases JURASSICPARK: OPERATION GENESIS for the PlayStation 2, Xbox and PC platforms. Unlike previous JP games, OPERATION GENESIS finally allows players the opportunity to design their own dinosaur kingdoms in ad...
Despite the critical thrashing which attended the release of last year's JURASSICPARK 3, and maybe keying off on the fact the film made boxcars of money anyway, Steven Spielberg is high on the prospects for a fourth film. By way of some history, remember...
In an interview with a British DVD magazine, apparently JURASSICPARKIII star Sam Neill is talking about his ideas for a fourth installment of the series.According to the JURASSIC scoop site DansJP3.com, Neill said, "I have looked at a possible plot [for...
Last we heard about JurassicPark 4 was that Joe Johnston would direct from a script by William Monahan. Yesterday, the LA Daily News caught up with Sam Neill, star of JurassicPark 1 and 3, and he had this to say:"I know nothing about it. I ha...
With the release date of JURASSICPARK 3 drawing near, PARK star Sam Neill is up on the film, promising it will out-wow THE LOST WORLD: JURASSICPARK. In an interview with SciFi Wire Neill, who is returning to his JURASSICPARK 1 role for eight years late...
Director, screenwriter and playwright David Mamet has a new film project in development titled SPARTAN, and today two new cast members were added to the picture's roll call. Longtime Mamet collaborator William H. Macy (JURASSICPARKIII) and Derek Luke (...
A writer has been hired by Fox 2000 to adapt the young readers fantasy novel ERAGON into a screenplay. Peter Buchman (JURASSICPARKIII) has landed the job.The studio snapped up the rights to the book last year and has been eagerly pushing it forward, see...
Universal Pictures said a few days ago that they would have a new director locked up for The Wolfman and they weren't kidding around. Nearly a week after Mark Romanek exited due to "creative differences", director Joe Johnston (Hidalgo, Jurassic...
... Buchman (JURASSICPARKIII) and Christopher McQuarrie (THE USUAL SUSPECTS) with plans to heavily finance the epic production. The film will chroncile the story of Alexander the Great, who while very young managed to conquer most of the civilized world...
We know William H. Macy wasn't, initially, pleased that JURASSICPARKIII seemed to be missing a full script when the production started. Now it's director Joe Johnston's turn to talk about it.While talking to the New York Post, Johnston suggested that at...
According to Collider.com, Laura Dern has confirmed that JurassicPark 4 is moving forward and that her character, Ellie Sattler, will be featured in the film."I'm told it's happening and I'm told they're calling me. I'm told that Ellie Sattler is in...
...Mitchell (JURASSICPARKIII) and Bill George (PLANET OF THE APES) will now act as HARRY POTTER 2's visual f/x supervisors. HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS looks to premiere in late 2002. THE HULK movie is likely to hit theater screens in summer...
As development continues on CELLULAR, the latest actor who might be answering the call is William H. Macy (JURASSICPARKIII). Macy is in talks to play a police officer in the movie.Kim Basinger has already been cast as the kidnapped woman who dials a ran...
...e credits.JURASSICPARKIII hits stores today on VHS and DVD, and the DVD package has an unusual offer within. It seems that many of the first tapes sold will feature a certificate for a free, disposable cell phone. You call in and they send you the ph...
Remember that old joke which asks where a 500 lb. Gorilla sleeps? Why, anywhere it wants to, of course! A variation on that question came to mind as I began to hammer out this week’s column. Where does a hit movie and its hit sequel, which claim a comb...
JURASSICPARKIII dinos stayed strong over the weekend, with the final count showing slightly more than previously estimated.Also, SCARY MOVIE 2 managed to just slightly squeek out more than DR. DOLITTLE 2, breaking their tie.Here are the rest of the fina...
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER notes that Universal Pictures has retained William Monahan to script another JURASSICPARK film, the fourth in the series. Both producers for the films, Steven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy, are in place.No director has been assign...
In this month's WIRED magazine, that bible of all things new and electric, there was an interesting bit for those of us who loved dinosaurs at one time or another.In a story about what we can expect from cutting-edge technology in the first half of the ce...
Steven Spielberg`s dinosaur film, adpated by Michael Crichton and David Koepp from Crichton`s bestseller, may be lacking in subtleties of narrative and characterization, but it`s hard to think of a more irrelevent criticism when applied to a film that is ...
...t holder, JURASSICPARKIII, got bumped to the second slot, taking in an additional $22.5M, followed by AMERICA'S SWEETHEARTS with $15.7M.Here are the rest of the top ten numbers:1. PLANET OF THE APES, $69.6M this weekend, $69.6M since opening 2. JURAS...
This genetically-enhanced-super-smart-killer-sharks-on-the-loose movie has neat premise and some effective shock scenes, but ultimately it founders in a sea of uncertainty over whether to be a slick studio thriller or a crude exploitation film. This Spiel...
Sony Classical is preparing to release an expanded edition of the STAR WARS EPISODE 1: THE PHANTOM MENACE soundtrack on CD on November 14th. The new 2-CD collector’s release, titled The Ultimate Edition, will feature 68 tracks and more than 120 minutes o...
...pening 4. JURASSICPARKIII, $12.1M this weekend, $146.8M since opening 5. AMERICA'S SWEETHEARTS, $8.4M this weekend, $75M since opening 6. ORIGINAL SIN, $6.4M this weekend, $6.4M since opening 7. LEGALLY BLONDE, $6.1M this weekend, $71.6M since openin...
Science fiction, fantasy, and horror were once considered cult genres of interest only to a select few, but that changed in 1977 with STAR WARS. The blockbuster mentality engendered by that film continued throughout the ‘80s and reached even larger propor...
The Central Park Media site has updated with their June offerings or at least their initial batch of offerings as they have updated in the past with more:Shadow Star Narutaru Vol. #2 (of 4) - 75 minutes - $29.98 - 06/14/2005While that is their only new of...
Reporter Edward Douglas at Comingsoon took advantage of his discussion with producer Frank Marshall. He hit three major genre franchises with his questions, grabbing the latest on JURASSICPARK 4, INDIANA JONES & THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL ...
When JURASSICPARKIII comes to DVD, there won't be any extra film footage added that was cut prior to the film's release. The reason: There isn't any.In contrast to typical overshoots these days, Johnston shot tightly on the film, and didn't really have ...
Jason Statham is the action king for the modern age. Sure his movies don’t do the numbers that Stallone’s and Willis’ did in their heyday but they resonate stronger with an edgier, hipper crowd. A smart man’s action hero, he’...
From a press release:
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., Oct. 20 -- "Transformers," the electrifying blockbuster celebrated for its multi-generational appeal, inventive storyline, spectacular action sequences and special effects, will now be developed as ...
JurassicPark may soon be upon us. Well, maybe not JurassicPark, but possibly Pleistocene Park.
Scientists have been able to examine the DNA of a woolly mammoth though preserved keratin samples (hair, hooves, fingernails, feathers, et al...
The Pink iPod of DOOM was feeling artistic this week! Some classics, some total misses, and a few real hits, straight out of the park. The iPod commands you to read on...
The fourth and final part of "Lauren and the DOOMPod clean up the review pile" co...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Shimizu Aki (Original Concept: Konami)Translated by:Patrick CoffmanAdapted by:What They SayEnter a world filled with adventure, love, bravery and courage.
Enter the world of Suikoden!
As a young girl, Chris Longfellow lost he...
Writing a history of science fiction, horror and fantasy film winners at the Academy Awards is much simpler than it should be. Quite simply, there just aren’t that many winners. Comedic actors like Bob Hope used to complain about being overlooked in favor...
Writing a history of science fiction, horror and fantasy film winners at the Academy Awards is much simpler than it should be. Quite simply, there just aren’t that many winners. Comedic actors like Bob Hope used to complain about being overlooked in favor...
One day after Tom Hanks candidly admitted to being "troubled" about the coming of digital actors, a la FINAL FANTASY: THE THE SPIRITS WITHIN, FX master Stan Winston has gone public taking him to task.While promoting JURASSICPARKIII, Winston gave his tak...
Ever watch a film and think to yourself, `Jezz, I could do better than that in my sleep?` Sure you have. Most any fan bothering to read this column has had those thoughts many a time. But the reality is that making a genuinely good—let alone great—film is...
With the start of 2008 comes news of the next round of book-to-screen translations, and if you’re like me this news is usually met with equal doses of boyish hope and fearful skepticism. Because as all of us readers know the translation of a book in...
Just how extreme were the script changes to JURASSICPARKIII? Very, according to the film's helmer, Joe Johnston.While promoting the film, director Joe Johnston told SCIFI.COM, "We threw out the script about five weeks before we started shooting. The pre...
Stan Winston, one of the industry's most noted special effects and makeup artists who was best known for his work on such projects as the Terminator and JurassicPark films, died Sunday. He was 62. Winston died peacefully and surrounded by family at...
Michael Crichton died on Tuesday. It's a tragic loss, as any human loss is. But for some reason--and despite all of the obituaries to the contrary--it seems strange to refer to Crichton as a great ... as in "a great one," "an icon.&...
The Visual Effects Society announced this week the VES 50: The Most Influential Visual Effects Films of All Time, which was determined by a vote of their members.
THE VES 50 are (Bold and Italics indicates a tie score)
1. Star Wars (1977) 2. ...
The upcoming 'Trailer Park of Terror', based on the comics by Christopher March and James Dracoules, features a host of frightening characters that inhabit the title homestead. However, not all of them are horrifying at first glance.
Case in point:...
Englewood, CO Continuing to expand programming content for its growing Asian American audience, International Channel has signed licensing agreements with Mirovision for nine Korean films and Central Park Media for seven anime titles. Both the films and ...
...score for JURASSICPARKIII (Decca 440 014 325 2). Opening with saurian growls from low brass, Davis quotes from Williams' JurassicPark theme often enough to remind us what we're listening to, but he has otherwise made the franchise his own, musically...
As expected, JURASSICPARKIII opened big fighting off the last two weeks' box office doldrums. Not only did the film have a great opening day, but the filmed scored roughly $50.3M over the three day weekend. The film's major challenger, AMERICA'S SWEETHE...
Stan Winston’s Oscar-winningt makeup effects studio has contributed creatures and characters to two of this years most highly anticipated films, JURASSICPARKIII and A.I. Toys is for me huge. But that’s not what he is most excited about at the moment. He...
Everyone knows that Hollywood loves its witless wonders, those special effects extravaganzas that look amazing but don’t have a thought in their pretty little heads. If you look closely, however, you’ll notice that these inevitable blockbusters have been ...
David Koepp is one of Hollywood’s Billion Dollar Screenwriters—which is to say, the combined box office grosses from the various films scripted by him exceed $1-billion. These include a fair number of science fiction, fantasy, and horror blockbusters, suc...
What would the annual Academy Awards be without at least one egregious omission? Well, we certainly didn`t find out this year, when MORE, the nominated six-minute mini-masterpiece, was passed over in the category for Best Animated Short Subject. This evoc...
.... Or with JURASSICPARKIII, scored by Don Davis, using Williams' original themes. Williams had nothing to do with any of those latter-day sequels himself. With HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS, he remained closely involved in all aspects of the...
...score for JURASSICPARKIII. Davis was recommended for the assignment by fellow composer John Williams, who was unable to score the film himself because of his commitment to Steven Spielberg’s A.I.. Davis has incorporated four of William’s themes from...
In honor of Kermit the Frog's 50th anniversary, we've got 4-packs of the new Muppet movie DVDs in the Prize Closet. It's funny the frog doesn't look a day over 40. How does he do it? Some folks say he's had a lot of "work" done. For your chance to win TH...
What They SayFrom the creator of La Blue Girl and Demon Warrior Koji!
It’s the Age of the Overfiend, and flesh-hungry monsters rule the Earth. Immortal half-demon Amano Jyaku travels the wasteland, witness to the rape and torture of the human race....
Science fiction, fantasy, and horror are big business. If there were any doubt, the box office grosses of last year`s genre films put it to rest. So the major Hollywood studios, along with the mini-majors and the independents, will be offering up a slew o...
THIS WEEK'S NOTEWORTHY NEW RELEASESTHE ANTICHRIST (a.k.a. THE TEMPTER) comes [IMG2R]to us from the good old days of rat ridden, derelict dwelling, sticky floored theaters which ran delightfully depraved Italian rip-offs of U.S. made hits in a desperate bi...
Remember when you were a kid and you were too scared to try out the roller coasters? And then when you finally get the guts to go through with it, you just can't get enough and you want to take the ride a hundred more times. Well, Sim Coaster is kinda...
When headed out to the 'Trailer Park of Terror', we recommend you pack a lunch. Otherwise you may end up dining on the cooking of one Sergeant Stank a mountain of a man with bad teeth and a gift for curing exotic meats.
I was recently locked in a roo...
Steven Spielberg recently conducted an interview with www.spielbergfilms.com in which he discussed various upcoming films.Here are some important facts I took from the interview:- Spielberg was never offered ANGELS AND DEMONS, and he would never do it eve...
No one could have believed that in the first years of the 21st century that a serious big budget alien invasion film from one of cinema's foremost craftsmen was being watched by intellects vast and cool and unsympathetic, who quickly, carelessly and with ...
While I do have very mixed emotions about the upcoming Simpsons movie, this promotion from Fox and 7-Eleven hits me right in the geeky parts. The two companies are close to working out a deal to have 11 7-Eleven markets retrofitted to look like t...
This 200-page book features del Toro's complete screenplay, based on Mignola's Hellboy: Seed of Destruction, production art by Mignola, Wayne Barlowe (Barlowe's Guide to Extraterrestrials, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Book 3), and Ty Ellingso...
XMenFilms.net is reporting that 20th Century Fox has signed Ed Verreaux to be the production designer on X-MEN 3.Verreaux is supposed to start work this week on the film. Verreaux's previous credits as a production designer include JURASSICPARK 3, MONS...
If you're coming in late, we recently posted parts 1 and 2 of our exclusive interview with 'Incredible Hulk' director Louis Leterrier. In this third part we talk about some of the alleged controversies and ask him to address our own disappointment in th...
Gaogaigar, a giant robot epic 65 million years in the making… What They Say: Gai, Galeon, Volfogg, ChoRyuJin, Goldymarg, Mic Sounders and Mamoru. These are brave heroes who hold the fate of humanity in their hands! The Four Machine Kings fina...
Two key roles have been cast for Lexi Alexander's upcoming sequel, PUNISHER:WAR ZONE, says Hollywood Reporter. Dominic West (300, The Wire) will likely fill the shoes of the evil Jigsaw and Wayne Knight (JurassicPark, Seinfield) is set to play Microchip,...
IGN has confirmed that David Koepp, who scripted the first Spider-Man movie, will not be back to script Spider-Man 4 after all. The Indy IV and JurassicPark screenwriter was in talks for the job earlier this year.
Koepp, who is gearing up to direct th...
...pening 6. JURASSICPARKIII, $7.3M this weekend, $160.2M since opening 7. OSMOSIS JONES, $5.6M this weekend, $5.6M since opening8. AMERICA'S SWEETHEARTS, $4.6M this weekend, $83.4M since opening9. LEGALLY BLONDE, $3.8M this weekend, $78.7M since openin...
...pening 4. JURASSICPARKIII, $12,272,810 this weekend, $147,019,015 since opening 5. AMERICA'S SWEETHEARTS, $8,038,495 this weekend, $74,690,047 since opening 6. ORIGINAL SIN, $6,402,741 this weekend, $6,402,741 since opening 7. LEGALLY BLONDE, $5,851,...
When HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE debuts, odds are good that you'll be able to see it on opening day with word that the film will be shown on an unprecedented number of screens.According to Variety, as it stands, the film will be opening on 7,000...
You knew the weekend was going to be really big for HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE after the film set an all-time first opening day record of $31,635,000. That beat out PHANTOM MENACE ($28.5M) and PLANET OF THE APES ($24.6M) own opening weekend Fri...
VIDEO NEWSOver the [IMG3R]past year, HBO has been broadcasting a series of moderately budgeted remakes of some trash classics from the '50s and '60s that were originally produced by American International Pictures, or AIP. The remakes were the brainchild ...
A cult favorite that received a limited theatrical run, only to develop a small but feverish following on video, TAPEHEADS is that rare comedy that actually improves with repeat viewings. The first feature directed by Bill Fishman – who later went on to C...
Special effects pioneer Industrial Light and Magic is in negotiations to handle the visual effects for Steven Spielberg's THE WAR OF THE WORLDS. According to today's The Hollywood Reporter, producer Kathleen Kennedy has begun contract talks with George Lu...
SILENT SERVICE (DVD, Central Park Media)Last week, I was discussing favorite anime titles with a co-worker, when he made the remark, `I like animation to show me something that I can’t see in the real world.` At first, I agreed with him. Certainly, Homer ...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Ishida Ira/Aritou SenaTranslated by:Duane JohnsonAdapted by:What They SayWelcome to IKEBUKURO WEST GATE PARK where the miniskirts are short and the trendy guys and girls mix it up all night long. Makoto knows he's gonna rule N...
Film festivals are very odd about hype. It’s amazing how some films get hyped to the hills but by the time the closing credits roll, the movie is mediocre at best and completely terrible at worst. At the Nashville Film Festival a few features were h...
New York, NY (September 19, 2005) - Central Park Media announced an online contest letting fans cast the lead roles in CPM's upcoming release of the anime cult hit Outlanders. As this has been an often requested title, CPM wanted to make a DVD that will ...
CPM and the NEAS Ring in the New Year from Boston's Hynes Convention Center
BOSTON, MA (December 23, 2005) - Boston is home to America's longest running First Night celebration, and for the past two years, the city's New England Anime Society has proudly...
...pening 2. JURASSICPARKIII, $22.5M this weekend, $124.8M since opening 3. AMERICA'S SWEETHEARTS, $15.4M this weekend, $59.1M since opening 4. LEGALLY BLONDE, $9M this weekend, $59.8M since opening 5. THE SCORE, $7.1M this weekend, $49.1M since opening...
"Oath to Love and Passion 1" and "Full House 5" to be available in July and to be priced at $9.99 SRP.
NEW YORK, NY (June 20, 2007) î º Central Park Media announced today that the OATH TO LOVE AND PASSION 1 graphic novel will be available in July. The ...
Each year the Hollywood presence at Comic-Con International has gotten bigger and bigger, with Marvel and DC showing off major motion pictures to comics fans. But not all comic based movies are glossy, superhero affairs and one of the best trailers we s...
-- Properties to debut as programming and part of new movie block on FUNimation's 24/7 digital anime channel --
FORT WORTH, TX - April 10, 2007 -- FUNimation Entertainment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Navarre Corporation and the market share leader for...
After its debut at Comic-Con
International last summer the short film "Batman: Dead End" has
generated an unprecedented amount of buzz and rocketed to the top of most fans'
"must see" list of Batman short films. Today it remains a favorite and
top d...
Thursday
at Comic-Con Hellboy fans were presented with an opportunity to
find out the latest news on the planned movie. Director Guillermo del Toro, star
Ron Perlman and creator Mike Mignola sat down with a packed house of hundreds of
fans to talk a...
IGN Movies has been able to confirm that Stan Winston Studio is building the actual suits of armor to be used in Paramount's Iron Man movie.
Stan Winston Studio previously worked with Iron Man director Jon Favreau on his sci-fi pic Zathura. They have als...
The Union Weekly needed to get the inside scoop on Spider-Man 3, and in order to do so they contacted an old friend of theirs, Dave Lowery. Dave's worked on Spider-Man 2 and 3, all three JurassicPark movies, and even the upcoming Iron Man movie.
More....
CPM and the NEAS Ring in the New Year from Boston's Hynes Convention Center
BOSTON, MA (December 23, 2005) - Boston is home to America's longest running First Night celebration, and for the past two years, the city's New England Anime Society has proudly...
We put aside our usual DVD discussion this week for a shameless plug! There’s a new book hitting the shelves entitled VIDEOHOUND’S DRAGON: ASIAN ACTION & CULT FLICKS, and critics are already calling it the Bible of Asian psychotronic cinema! A spin-of...
When talking about the great character actors of modern cinema, only a handful of individuals spring to that movie homage infested brain of mine. These are the actors who can fit into the shoes of any given character with such style that they make a l...
...pening 6. JURASSICPARKIII, $7.5M this weekend, $160.4M since opening 7. OSMOSIS JONES, $5.3M this weekend, $5.3M since opening8. AMERICA'S SWEETHEARTS, $4.4M this weekend, $83.2M since opening9. LEGALLY BLONDE, $3.8M this weekend, $78.7M since openin...
Rumor ControlDon’t worry - recent reports on several websites and newsgroups alleging that John Williams is bowing out of scoring the upcoming big screen version of HARRY POTTER do not appear to be true. As reported on soundtrackmag.com, Williams is stil...
...trailers (JURASSICPARKIII, AMERICAN PIE 2, THE MUMMY RETURNS) thrown on for the hell of it. Each segment in the BOOGEYMEN DVD features a bit of stats (origin, trademark, etc.) that seem like info for an inevitable Magic card tie in.The clip shows are...
This Week's RecommendationJoseph LoDuca the creative soul behind the eclectic and compelling music for XENA: WARRIOR PRINCESS, not to mention its companion show HERCULES: THE LEGENDARY JOURNEYS, not to mention the music for Sam Raimi's engagingly over-th...
...ImageworksJURASSICPARKIII, Stan Winston, John Rosengrant, Michael Lantieri, Jim Mitchell and Mark Miller; Industrial Light & MagicTHE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING, Jim Rygiel, Richard Taylor, Alex Funke and Randall William Cook; ...
When I first encountered Neil Norman’s GREATEST SCIENCE FICTION HITS back in 1978, I was one of those grumpy purists taken aback by his electric guitars intruding upon the pristine orchestral tonalities of STAR WARS and other icons of science fiction film...
In Part One of my interview with the polemical Paul Verhoeven, we talked about the effect of Elisabeth Shue’s injury on the shoot, and the directing difficulties incurred due to the invisibility special effects, how that affected Kevin Bacon’s performance...
You thought 'A.I.,' Stanley Kubrick's unfilmed epic of artificial intelligence, had died along with the great director? Well, it seems Steven Spielberg fancies himself the heir to Kubrick's throne: he is writing a script based on Kubrick's treatment, a sc...
New York, NY (September 13, 2006) " In response to the growing demand for anime programming, Google, the world's largest Internet search engine, and Central Park Media, a pioneer in the distribution of anime in the United States, will make anime availabl...
Writer-director David Koepp, working from Richard Matheson`s novel A STIR OF ECHOES (the title taken from a line by Shakespeare), crafted a screenplay that diverges from its source but retains the essential premise and set-up, resulting in a believably re...
In Part One of this article, we interviewed Rich Heierling, a film and video producer at Digital Stream in Bridgeport, Pennsylvania, who has sent Paramount Pictures a proposal to remake STAR TREK — The Original Series’ (TOS) visual effects with new, state...
Not very long ago, 2000 AD represented all that was futuristic and fantastic within our common view of life. That far-off era was held for fantasies of high technology or tales of The End of All That We Know or, at the very least, showing humanity in its ...
The story of Jason and the Argonauts, with its bravery, adventure and tragedy, remains one of world literature’s most exciting and moving tales, and one of the most influential quest myths in the world. It has been translated and retold for centuries, bu...
Looking back at the 1990s with an ear toward film music and a leaning toward the fantastic, we can identify plenty of effective, likable musical scores but only a few real milestones. Perhaps the major trend found in the decade was the true marriage – aki...
Stan Winston's future is horrifying. No, not his career. The special effects guru who's brought the Predator creature, JurassicPark dinosaurs and acid-dripping Alien to big-screen life is currently hard at work on TERMINATOR 3: RISE OF THE MACHINES but i...
... A.I. and JURASSICPARKIII. They were all happening at the same time."Elaborating a bit on the monstrous denizens of an Earth trapped at the end of time, Winston's team created not one, but rather two different breeds of Morlock in order to strive for...
Avi Arad boasted that director Sam Raimi would be using innovative tech in "Spider-Man 3" to bring to life one of the villians, Sandman.
"It's all new technology. It's like nothing you've ever seen before," he said, comparing it to the breakthrough CG...
Ronald "Gillie" Potter, the man who revolutionized digital effects in U.K. advertising, passed away May 25, 2004, reports THE GUARDIAN. He was 80. His special effects work can be seen in feature films such as 'Superman: The Movie', 'The Last Emperor' and ...
What They SayIn the near future, people discovered the true identity of evolution; however, one mad scientist decided to take it further. Dr. Yamagishi was a genius and well-respected - until the day he decided to try human cloning... a forbidden science....
It`s been over 20 years since ABC canceled Universal Studios` TV series, BATTLESTAR GALLACTICA. The show told the adventures of a band of intergalactic wanderers, survivors of a decimated outer space civilization, battling the evil, robotic cylons while ...
There has been talk of a SPIDERMAN feature film for years, with a variety of famous names connected to the project: everyone from Roger Corman to James Cameron. But now it seems the project is truly on the way to reaching the silver screen, with David Koe...
SteveVP Hello. We`re going to be chatting today with Patricia Tallman and Jeffrey Willerth, of the television series BABLYLON 5. Before throwing the conversation open to visitors, I would like to start the chat by repeating a question I posed to Jerry Doy...
ZATHURA has been in development at Columbia Pictures for almost a decade. After the studio's success with the action-adventure flick JUMANJI in 1995, Columbia started work on turning the book's sequel, ZATHURA, into a film as well. Picking up where Chris ...
It`s incredible that Walter Hill would take his name off of SUPERNOVA and Brian DePalma would leave his name on MISSION TO MARS. Although M2M arrives in theatres without the pre-release baggage warning of imminent disaster, it is actually a far bigger dis...
What They SayThe Review!Pioneer DVL-919 DVD/LD Player
Review By Dustin Blaine Javier
\"LD is dead! Long live DVD!!\"
As a Laserphile for the past 5+ years, I refused to believe that, but if you pick up a copy of The DVD-Laserdisc Newsletter (formerly Th...
One of the most innovative works of cinema to emerge last year never made it to a multi-plex near you. Instead, SIEGFRIED AND ROY: THE MAGIC BOX was limited to engagements in Imax 3-D theatres where its amazing imagery and cinematic sleight of hand could ...
Masi Oka recently talked to ComingSoon about the smash hit Heroes. Below are a few of his quotes, you can read the full article from ComingSoon here."Yes, I heard from Tim (Kring) somewhere down the line, I'm not going to tell you when, but the...
According to TMZ, Brendan Fraser has signed on to reprise his role as Rick O'Connell for Universal Pictures' third installment of THE MUMMY.The site claims the project will be a re-imagining of the first two films and that it will not be called THE MUMMY ...
Silva Screen announces the May 10th release date of a 2-CD set entitled Music from the Films of Steven Spielberg (SIL-CD-1182 UPC 738572118228), featuring 145 minutes of music sampled from over 30 years of Spielberg's cinema career, including music from J...
Screenwriters Michael Brandt and Derek Haas may have their latest effort hitting theaters in Wanted but the trades have announced that the duo have also just completed a new fantasy screenplay called All Creatures Great and Small. Sony Pictures and produc...
Star Trek veteran, Nichelle Nichols, has been cast in the NBC hit show HEROES, says Tv Guide. This marks a strange reunion of sorts seeing how George "Sulu" Takei portrays Hiro's father in the show. Nichols won't have as big a part in it, accord...
Ali T. Kokmen joins CPM from stint at HarperCollins
NEW YORK, NY (November 14, 2005) Central Park Media (CPM) is pleased to announce the appointment of Ali T. Kokmen as Director of Book Sales. Mr. Kokmen was formerly the Sales & Marketing Manager for H...
As Harrison Ford's most famous alter ego, Indiana Jones, once said, “It's not just the years, honey, it's the mileage.”
And if you lower your expectations, then you're bound to get a lot of mileage out of Indy's fourth adventure, The Kingdom ...
In terms of heroes and villains, the X-Men universe is filled with some of the coolest and most colorful characters around. It must have been hard to nail down who should appear in the movie. Once that was determined, it should have been even more difficu...
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONS It's here! Sony Classical has released John Williams' soundtrack to the highly-anticipated final STAR WARS film, EPISODE III: REVENGE OF THE SITH (SK94220) in a sparkling 2-disc package that includes 70+ minutes of score on CD ...
I really seem to have touched a nerve with my column last week – the installment that announced the honeymoon was over with DVD. My initial peeve (that I didn’t have enough time for all the extras on some DVDs) was purposely lame in order to stir up more ...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Ishida Ira/Aritou SenaTranslated by:Duane JohnsonAdapted by:What They SayIn IKEBUKURO WEST GATE PARK, chaos is still the name of the game. Lucky Makoto meets the beautiful and mysterious Asumi, and "actress" with a glamorous d...
It seems the new trend for the studios is to release TV “event” episodes as single DVDs despite the same episode being released in box set later down the line. It must be profitable because South Park has been doing it for a while and lon...
Up until now, most anime companies have considered DVD as something not very important in their quest to be number one in the industry. But some companies are seeing the anime DVD market as ground yet to be claimed... ground that hasn't been sought after ...
DOOM III RESURRECTION OF EVIL I recently had the opportunity to check out the upcoming expansion to DOOM III on the PC, RESURRECTION OF EVIL. Not only does it feature a new (albeit shorter) adventure, it also has new weapons, enemies, locations and most i...
Today we discuss chapter stops – not ever considered a “bonus” or “extra” on DVD, but an important part of each release if you ever want to find a certain scene quickly. Yet, often mishandled by DVD producers. Many simply plant a chapter stop every ten mi...
Warner Bros. has grabbed the rights of an untitled pitch for a fantasy set in Central Park, reports Variety. Bryan Schulz and Neil Uliano will write the script. Dan Lin will produce through his WB-based Lin Pictures, and Jon Silk will co-produce. The ide...
The
Hollywood Reporter tells us that martial arts star Ray Park will next go
before the cameras in Ecks Vs. Sever and not Marvel's Iron
Fist as fans had hoped. In EvS Park will play a British
covert operative/martial arts master who gets in the midd...
If you check out our official Mania blog section, you will have noticed Maniac, Fallensbane, spreading the word on an upcoming horror comic adaptation, TRAILER PARK OF TERROR. The official trailer has hit online so I'll just write it up here and plug it f...
In the tradition of everything from STAR WARS to SCREAM (more the latter than the former), SAW III intelligently takes from an original that was intended as a stand-alone and finds ways to connect it and the sequel to ultimately produce both a new overvi...
What They SayAs the Overfiend slumbers, the mad emperor Caesar rises to power, enslaving a new race of demon beasts. As the bloodthirsty beasts capture the tyrant’s daughter in a brutal coup, the Overfiend must awaken to an apocalyptic battle of the...
Blizzard recently announced its plans to release a new expansion to the successful PC game WARCRAFT III: REIGN OF CHAOS.The expansion pack, entitled WARCRAFT III: THE FROZEN THRONE, takes place several months after the end of REIGN OF CHAOS, and now a new...
One of the only games I've ever given a perfect score to is WARCRAFT III: REIGN OF CHAOS. And why not? I still play it a few times a week and, while there are some good games out there, I haven't found anything to squash my WARCRAFT bug. And it doesn't lo...
At last count, the seemingly unending series of HOWLING films had hit number seven (specifically, THE HOWLING: NEW MOON RISING), but none of these cash-in sequels have been able to match the original Joe Dante film. Having said that, HOWLING III: THE MARS...
What They SayThirty years have passed since the pilot for Lupin III premiered on Japanese television. Now, see the story that has remained untold for thirty years... how did it all begin?The Review!Audio:
Since this was a special made for TV, the audio i...
New York, NY (June 10, 2005) – Central Park Media has announced that it will express its gratitude to its loyal Patlabor fans for their continued enthusiasm and support of the Patlabor: The Mobile Police TV series throughout its long-running release...
3-Disc Box Set to be Priced at $29.95 SRP and Single Discs to be Priced From $9.95 SRP.
NEW YORK, NY (November 21, 2006) î º Central Park Media announced today that it will kick off the new year with the re-release and re-pricing of Black Jack DVD Collec...
On October 31st Meat Loaf is releasing BAT OUT OF HELL III: The Monster is Loose the final piece of the BAT OUT OF HELL trilogy, on Virgin Records in North America, and Universal Records outside of North America. "Meat Loaf holds such a unique place in ...
Sure, SOUTH PARK is the best show on television, but who could have guessed that Trey Parker and Matt Stone would be able to expand their Comedy Central hit into the best apocalyptic-action-adventure-fantasy movie of this summer? That’s right: this isn’t...
Ray Park seems to be making a living out of playing villains cloaked in makeup. This is true of his latest role, that of Toad in X-Men, but the character allowed him to break the mold at least a little bit: although still covered in green greasepaint, his...
Author J.K Rowling has given her permission and blessings for a Harry Potter theme park to be built in Orlando, Florida.
The joint venture between Warner Bros Entertainment and Universal Orlando Resort will be called The Wizarding World of Harry Po...
Directors Nick Park and Peter Lord want everyone to know that stop-motion animation is alive and well, and living in the 21st-century, thank you very much. In a summer that has seen the computer generated, high-tech thrills of Disney`s DINOSAUR and TITAN...
Some new stills have appeared for the upcoming horror film TRAILER PARK OF TERROR, an adaptation of the Imperium Comic series which was directed by Steven Goldmann and written by Timothy Dolan. It stars Nichole Hiltz (as Norma, the "Tr...
A lone figure, decked out in the gothic regalia and make-up of The Crow, crouched next to a makeshift Columbine High School memorial of flowers, teddy bears and notes placed against a chain link fence. A newscast found him there a day or two after the inf...
CENTRAL PARK MEDIA SET TO RELEASE
The Heroic Legend of Arlsan, Gall Force: Earth Chapter, Revolutionary Girl
Utena: Finale, Revolutionary Girl Utena: Apocalypse Saga DVD Collection,
And Zero Woman: The Hunted
Titles Slated For Release On November 11...